Amputation of the hand of a million -fed

About 35 thousand people were arrested in Turkey on suspicion of relations with the preacher Fetullah Gulen, whom the authorities are considered the inspirer and the organizer of the failed coup. This was stated by the Minister of Justice of the country Bekir Bozdag, the Turkish edition of Milliyet reports

The minister noted that after an attempt by a coup, 82 thousand people were checked for ties with Gulen. 26 thousand people were released from arrest, but are under supervision. There are 3907 more people on the wanted list.

Bozdag criticized the US authorities, which do not fulfill Turkey’s demand for the arrest and issuance of Gulen. It was reported that the head of the Ministry of Justice of Turkey will go to the United States on October 26-27 to discuss the issue of issuing a preacher and present all the necessary documents allegedly confirming his criminal activity.

On July 15, an attempt was made in Turkey. In Istanbul and Ankara, tanks appeared on the streets, military helicopters and planes were raised into the air. The military blocked both bridges through the Bosphorus connecting the European and Asian units of Istanbul. They took control of the airport to them. Ataturka and a number of government buildings in Istanbul, as well as in the capital of the country. The military also managed to capture the studios of a number of Turkish television channels.

However, the rebellion was suppressed. Repression began in the country. On July 17, Turkish President Recep Taypardogan demanded that his American colleague Barack Obama extradite Gulen living in the USA since 199. The head of the Turkish state called the preacher the leader of the terrorists and the organizer of the military coup attempt. Gulen himself insists that he had nothing to do with the coup.

On July 20, Erdogan introduced a state of emergency in the country for a period of three months. The next day, the Great National Assembly - the Turkish parliament - approved this decision in 346 votes against 115.